Letter to the Editor: Change the law that ties child support to voting
The Tennessee Legislature, seen here on Jan. 21, is asked by our letter writer to change the law tying voting rights to child support. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
The intent of the law is not about concern for struggling single mothers, but a means of unfairly denying the right to vote to thousands of Tennesseans.
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